Ghosts no longer live
In haunted houses
And peepal trees
No, they no longer reside
In abandoned buildings
And eerie streets
Ghosts now live within me
In a memory
A nightmare in my sleep
And how dire it is
To be haunted at night
By someone
Who’s still alive
In response to Writing 101: Poetry
Day 3: Sleep
For Day 3, Rohit Pandey (aka R ‘I’ P) offers us a prompt on a theme we all care about: Sleep.
Sleep: a world where our thoughts rule.
A place where reality is overshadowed by dreams. A time when we transport our soul from the real world to the virtual. For some, the hours we spend asleep, alone and in peace, are the best of the entire day; for others, whether haunted by nightmares or unable to fall asleep in the first place, not so much.
It’s time to think deeply about sleep. Dive into the pool of night and let whatever it is you find there take poetic form. (I hope this prompt doesn’t make an insomniac out of you!)
DoodleScribbles 
December 9, 2015 at 4:02 pm
Yes! It made sense. Ghosts in sleep are indeed creepy!
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December 9, 2015 at 8:10 pm
I hope you have a good night sleep. No ghosts. 🙂
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December 9, 2015 at 4:03 pm
Oh! Haunted by the living is way more scary than the dead. Great piece! 🙂
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December 10, 2015 at 8:20 am
True. When even the very breath you breathe brings a haunting memory. Thanks a lot! 😀
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